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G. Water Resources

Streams and Subwatersheds

Big Darby Creek is approximately 78.7 miles long from its headwaters in Logan County to its confluence with the Scioto River in Circleville (See Map 1).  The major streams within the watershed are highlighted in the figure below. 

Figure 12:  Darby Creek Watershed Tributary Data

 

Length

 

Mouth in

Drains

 

Stream Name

(miles)

Flows into

County

Sq. Mile

Acres

Big Darby Creek

78.7

Scioto River

Pickaway

555.0

355,608

Little Darby Creek

38.0

Big Darby Creek

Franklin

178.0

113,920

Treacle Creek

14.2

Little Darby Creek

Union

37.1

23,744

Hellbranch Run

12.8

Big Darby Creek

Franklin

37.7

24,128

Spring Fork

12.0

Little Darby Creek

Madison

37.9

24,256

Pleasant Run

8.0

Big Darby Creek

Champaign

9.5

6,080

Buck Run

6.8

Big Darby Creek

Union

29.8

19,072

Proctor Run

6.0

Treacle Creek

Union

10.4

6,656

Sugar Run

5.0

Big Darby Creek

Madison

19.5

12,480

Barron Creek

4.8

Little Darby Creek

Madison

6.3

4,032

Flat Branch

4.7

Big Darby Creek

Logan

13.6

8,704

Little Darby Creek(Logan)

4.5

Big Darby Creek

Logan

7.2

4,608

Sugar Run

4.4

Big Darby Creek

Union

4.3

2,752

Lake Run

4.1

Little Darby Creek

Champaign

7.0

4,493

Clover Run

3.8

Little Darby Creek

Champaign

2.1

1,344

Hay Run

3.6

Big Darby Creek

Union

5.8

3,712

Robinson Run

3.2

Big Darby Creek

Union

2.7

1,728

Howard Run

3.2

Treacle Creek

Union

10.9

6,976

Jumping Run

2.7

Lake Run

Champaign

2.5

1,600

Greenbrier Creek

2.6

Big Darby Creek

Pickaway

9.8

6,272

Prairie Run

2.5

Big Darby Creek

Union

3.0

1,920

Springwater Run

0.6

Big Darby Creek

Pickaway

3.5

2,240

Georges Creek(Run)

0.5

Big Darby Creek

Pickaway

1.2

768

Source: ODNR, Ohio Streams Gazetteer, 2001.  

Figure 13:  Darby Creek Watershed 14 Digit Subwatershed Drainage Area

Name

 14 digit Subwatershed Description

Acres

Square Miles

1901

Big Darby Creek headwaters to above Flat Branch

3,759

5.87

1902

Flat Branch

8,689

13.58

1903

Big Darby Creek below Flat Branch to Milford Center

40,805

63.76

1904

Big Darby Creek from Milford Center to above Sugar Run

20,968

32.76

1905

Buck Run

19,057

29.78

1906

Robinson Run

6,988

10.92

1907

Sugar Run

12,444